BY DENNIS LINAM
JAN. 2, 2015
According to PSO…
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PSO continues to prepare for potential freezing rain and ice, which is forecasted to occur in southwestern Oklahoma between now and 2 a.m. Saturday. According to the latest National Weather Service forecast, ice accumulations in the areas near Lawton, Altus, Weatherford, Chickasha and Hobart may exceed ½-inch which could result in power outages. A significant ice event in eastern Oklahoma appears unlikely.
Over 900 PSO and contract employees are on standby and prepared to mobilize quickly to repair damage that may occur as a result of the storm. Approximately 275 workers from Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Tennessee and Mississippi are arriving today to provide additional assistance. Combined, there will be about 1,175 workers ready to respond if the storm hits as forecasted and power outages occur.
CUSTOMER MESSAGES
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• For safety’s sake, assume that any downed utility line is energized with deadly electric current. Stay away from the line and do not touch it with anything. Report it to PSO at 1-888-218-3919
• For your own personal safety, please do not approach utility vehicles in your neighborhood to ask crews when power will be restored. Outward vision from the large utility vehicles can be limited. The crew may not see someone who has walked up to their work truck.
• Unless you have installed a transfer switch that isolates your home’s wiring from PSO’s electric system, do not connect a portable generator directly to a wall outlet or your electrical panel. This can cause electricity to back-feed into PSO’s electric system and pose a safety hazard for repair workers. Instead, plug your appliances directly into the generator.
INFORMATION
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We will continue to provide additional information until power is restored.
A “snapshot” view of current outages is available anytime at https://www.psoklahoma.com/outages
For additional information on what we’re doing to prepare for the storm as well as restoration efforts, please “like” us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter:
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